Douglas Metunwa Glanville is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and Texas Rangers.
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Glanville ended his career going 293 consecutive games without a fielding error. In the 11th inning of Game 3 of the 2003 NL Championship Series, he hit the game-winning triple for the Cubs.
Glanville was also known for his exceptional defense, having attained double-digit outfield assists on three occasions.
Where is Doug Glanville?
Glanville is a consultant with Baseball Factory, a high-school player development program, and writes guest columns for The New York Times and ESPN.com on baseball and sports in general.
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He joined ESPN on April 1, 2010, as a baseball color analyst and while there, he appeared on Wednesday Night Baseball and contributed to Baseball Tonight, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, and ESPN The Magazine.
On April 27, 2017, it was revealed that he was to be among the many layoffs ESPN had made.
He was hired by NBC Sports Chicago the following year but was re-hired by ESPN on March 28, 2019.
Glanville is currently teaching at the University of Connecticut Neag School of Education.
What is Doug Glanville doing?
After leaving baseball, Glanville served as managing partner for Metropolitan Development.
Glanville is the President of GK Alliance, LLC, a Glen Ellyn, Illinois-based company providing intellectual capital for start-up and emerging companies.
In his role with GK Alliance, he serves as Director, New Business Initiative for both James Romes Consulting and MechTechnologies, and President of Glanville-Koshul Homes.
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